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cmavo: bo (BO)<br />

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Proposed definition<br />

Short scope link. Used in various grammatical constructions and acts as a high<br /> precedence link, overriding usual left-grouping rules. Chains linked with {bo}<br /> are grouped to the right.<br /> <br />

See also<br />

• {ke}<br />
• {tu'e}<br />

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Proposed keywords<br />

• short scope link<br />
• hyphen<br />

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Usage examples<br />

melbi cmalu bo nixli bo ckule

"Small school for girls which is beautiful"<br />

.abu je by jabo cy

"A and (B or C)"<br />

za'a na cumki fa le nu abuboi za'ure'u bartu le kumfa iseki'ubo abu tolgei uenai

"It was not possible for A. to be outside the room again; therefore A. was sad"<br />

lo sezyjgidu'e noroi tirna na'ebo lo si'avla

"The arrogant never hear anything but praise"<br />

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cmavo: co (CO)<br />

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Proposed definition<br />

tanru inversion operator. Reverses the order of the seltau and the tertau in a<br /> tanru. Any trailing sumti apply to the seltau.<br /> <br />

Proposed keywords<br />

• tanru inversion<br />
• of type<br />

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Usage examples<br />

le romei cazi zutse gi'e barda djine co se midju la smacu

"They all sat and formed a big ring around the Mouse"<br />

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cmavo: cu (CU)<br />

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Proposed definition<br />

selbri separator. Separates the selbri of a bridi from any preceding sumti,<br /> allowing terminators for preceding constructs to be elided.<br /> <br />

Proposed keywords<br />

• selbri separator<br />

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Usage examples<br />

le nu kelci cu cfari

"The game begins"<br />

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cmavo: ke (KE)<br />

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Proposed definition<br />

Start grouping. Used in various grammatical constructions to indicate<br /> grouping. Elements enclosed by {ke} and the elidable terminator {ke'e} are<br /> grouped together.<br /> <br />

See also<br />

• {bo}<br />
• {tu'e}<br />

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Proposed keywords<br />

• start grouping<br />

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Usage examples<br />

melbi cmalu ke nixli ckule

"Beautifully small school for girls"<br />

.abu je ke by ja cy

"A and (B or C)"<br />

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cmavo ke'e (KEhE)<br />

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Proposed definition<br />

Elidable terminator for KE.<br /> <br />

Proposed keywords<br />

• end grouping<br />

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Usage examples<br />

ke melbi cmalu nixli ke'e je ckule

"Thing which is a school and a beautifully small girl"<br />

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cmavo ku (KU)<br />

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Proposed definition<br />

End sumti. Elidable terminator for description, modal, or negator sumti. Often elidable.<br /> <br />

Proposed keywords<br />

• end sumti<br />

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Usage examples<br />

le lalxu ca'o tisna loi cipni ku joi loi danlu

"The lake continued to fill up with birds and animals."<br />

caku mo

"Now what?"<br />

roda naku su'ode rodi zo'u da de simsa di .ije da na'e du de

"For every thing, there is no other thing which is similar to the first in all ways"<br />

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cmavo vau (VAU)<br />

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Proposed definition<br />

End simple bridi. Elidable terminator for a simple bridi; in compound bridi,<br /> sumti appearing after {vau} are common to all the component bridi.<br /> <br />

Proposed keywords<br />

• end simple bridi<br />

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Usage examples<br />

lo patfu ca lo ca tcika cu ta'e voksa tcidu se va'u lo mamta gi'e su'o roi go'i se va'u lo ji'a mensi vau lo vanci karni

"The father at this time habitually reads aloud, for the benefit of the mother and sometimes also the sister, the evening paper".<br />

ko sanga lu cakyrespa stasu li'u ta vau aipei doi slabu

"Sing her 'Turtle Soup', will you, old fellow?"<br />